List of commonly use TTC/IVF acronyms/abbreviations

When I first started browsing TTC forums, I was pretty baffled by the acronyms/abbreviations used. So I thought may be some folks will find the below list of commonly used acronyms helpful. Enjoy!

2ww – Two week wait

AF – Aunt Flo/Period

AH – Assisted Hatching

AMH – Anti-Mullerian Hormone

ART – Assisted Reproductive Technology

BBT – Basal Body Temperature

BCP – Birth Control Pill

BD – Baby Dance

BFN – Big Fat Negative

BFP – Big Fat Positive

BMS – Baby Making Sex

COH – Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation

CD – Cycle Day

CM – Cervical Mucus

DH/DW/DS/DD – Dear Husband/Wife/Son/Daughter

DPO – Days Past Ovulation

DPR – Days Past Retrieval

DPT – Days Past Transfer

E2 - Estradiol

EDD – Estimated Due Date

EPT – Early Pregnancy Test

ER/ET – Egg Retrieval/Embryo Transfer

EWCM – Egg White Cervical Mucus

FET – Frozen Embryo Transfer

FIL – Father-in-law

FMU – First Morning Urine

FSH – Follicle Stimulating Hormone

HCG – Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

HSG – Hysterosalpingogram

HPT – Home Pregnancy Test

ICSI – Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection

IF - Infertility

IUI – Intrauterine Insemination

IVF – In-Vitro Fertilization

LAP – Laproscopy

LMP – Last Menstrual Period

LP – Luteal Phase

LPD – Luteal Phase Defect

M/C – Miscarriage

MC – Menstrual Cycle

MIL – Mother-in-law

O – Ovulation

OHSS – Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome

OPK – Ovulation Predictor Kits

OPU – Ovum Pick Up

PCOS/PCOD – Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome/Polycystic Ovarian Disease

PG – Pregnant

PIO – Progesterone in Oil

POAS – Pee on a Stick

RE – Reproductive Endocrinologist

SA – Semen Analysis

SHG – Sonohysterogram

T3/T4 – Thyroid Hormones

TSH – Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

TTC – Trying To Conceive

TMI – Too Much Information

U/S - Ultrasound